April 10th, 2026
Friday, April 10th
Making Us Right
By: Pastor Todd Crofford
Then the leading priests tried to kill Lazarus too, for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.
-John 11, NLT
Imagine that you were a doubter in Jesus’ day. You are convinced that he is not legit. Then you observe him call a dead man out of the grave. Would you change your mind? Could you admit you had been wrong?
Maybe. Maybe not. The Pharisees were suddenly staring down a massive miracle, and rather than believe in Jesus, they want to bury the miracle. (There is something ironic about their desire to kill Lazarus, when the guy has already been dead once before- but that is for another day.)
We might stop and wonder “What’s the matter with these guys? Can they not see and believe?” Maybe they just had a hard time admitting they were wrong. We often struggle with the same thing
Pride causes us to defend ourselves or our positions even when it is unreasonable. Humility is able to say, “I was wrong.” Once we can confess we were wrong- God can make us right.
Let’s soul search. When was the last time you pulled your wife or your kids or your boss or your friend aside and said, “Forgive me, I was wrong.” Don’t try to bury the evidence, own it and grow through it.
Making Us Right
By: Pastor Todd Crofford
Then the leading priests tried to kill Lazarus too, for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.
-John 11, NLT
Imagine that you were a doubter in Jesus’ day. You are convinced that he is not legit. Then you observe him call a dead man out of the grave. Would you change your mind? Could you admit you had been wrong?
Maybe. Maybe not. The Pharisees were suddenly staring down a massive miracle, and rather than believe in Jesus, they want to bury the miracle. (There is something ironic about their desire to kill Lazarus, when the guy has already been dead once before- but that is for another day.)
We might stop and wonder “What’s the matter with these guys? Can they not see and believe?” Maybe they just had a hard time admitting they were wrong. We often struggle with the same thing
Pride causes us to defend ourselves or our positions even when it is unreasonable. Humility is able to say, “I was wrong.” Once we can confess we were wrong- God can make us right.
Let’s soul search. When was the last time you pulled your wife or your kids or your boss or your friend aside and said, “Forgive me, I was wrong.” Don’t try to bury the evidence, own it and grow through it.
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